PBB

See also: pbb

English

Noun

PBB (countable and uncountable, plural PBBs)

1. Initialism of polybrominated biphenyl.
2. (aviation) Initialism of passenger boarding bridge; Synonym of jet bridge.
3. (Philippines) Initialism of performance-based bonus.
4. Initialism of Provider Backbone Bridges or provider backbone bridging.
   • 2025 April 17, “Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB) and EVPN Integration Overview”, in Juniper Networks‎^[1], archived from the original on 1 July 2025:

     When operating on customer MAC (C-MAC) and service MAC (S-MAC) addresses, PBB uses a new backbone MAC (B-MAC) address. The B-MAC address is added at the edge of the PBB network, that is administered by a carrier VPN or a carrier-of-carriers VPN.

Proper noun

PBB

1. (Philippines) Initialism of Pinoy Big Brother.

Anagrams

• BBP, BPB

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈbebe/

Proper noun

PBB

1. (international relations, politics, UN) initialism of Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa (“United Nations”)
2. (Indonesian politics) initialism of Partai Bulan Bintang (literally “Crescent Star Party”)

Noun

PBB (plural PBB-PBB)

1. initialism of pajak bumi dan bangunan (“land value tax”)
2. initialism of peraturan baris-berbaris (“marching order”)

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈbibi/ [piˈbi.bi]

Proper noun

PBB

1. (Malaysian politics) initialism of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (“United Bumiputera Heritage Party”)

Swedish

Noun

PBB c or n

1. (government) initialism of prisbasbelopp (“price base amount”)

   Gränsen för skattefritt ligger på 0,03 PBB.

   The tax-free threshold is set at 0.03 Price Base Amount.

2. (chemistry) initialism of polybromerad bifenyl (“polybrominated biphenyl”)
3. (pathology) initialism of persisterande bakteriell bronkit (“protracted bacterial bronchitis”)